Bolo
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Bolo is the nickname of the Douglas B-18, an American twin-engine bomber aircraft used primarily in the late 1930s and early World War II.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Douglas B-18
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ twin-engine bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | twin-engine monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftType | land-based bomber ⓘ |
| airForceDesignation |
B-18
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
B-18A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airframeBasis | Douglas DC-2 airframe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | based on a civilian airliner design ⓘ |
| alsoUsedBy |
Brazilian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewSize | 6 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Douglas Aircraft engineering team ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Douglas DC-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| era |
early World War II bomber
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1935 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1936 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknamed | B-18 Bolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operatedInTheater |
Caribbean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American coastal waters ⓘ Pacific ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Army Air Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativePerformance | obsolescent early in World War II ⓘ |
| serviceEntryContext | pre-World War II U.S. bomber force ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor |
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Consolidated B-24 Liberator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
anti-submarine warfare aircraft
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level bomber ⓘ patrol aircraft ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Army Air Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-submarine patrols
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coastal patrol ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ training ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
early World War II
ⓘ
late 1930s ⓘ |
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